8:45: Several students are already in the rear courtyard when Ted arrives.
9:01: We're all here and we head up in two groups: Ted goes with the first group, Claudia with the second. Students choose their own seats. Only Jade chooses a front seat.
9:11 After introductions, Ted asks about alliteration. Artistic Audrey volunteers a definition. Ted tweeks it to be: "Repeated consonant sounds esp. @ beginning of words." Students help give the examples of "Bobby Bee" and "Basketball Bobby." Students must create alliterative words for their name. Someone asks about words that start with vowels. Ted says there's a word for that too, though he seems embarrassed to name it: assonance.
9:25 The following three students created the most alliterative words with their name:
Jade with 18
Tyler with 19
Chevelle with 21 (a challenge was made that perhaps not all her words had alliteration. Chevelle quickly looked over her words to see.)
Japanese treats were promised to the "winner."
9:35 The name game! Students chose their alliterative nickname.
(in the order of the class roster, which Claudia compiled, not the order of the game)
Ted the Traveler
Claudia the Cloud
Roman Robles
The Nobel Naolin
Nickel Nicholas
Victorious Victoria
Akita Akira (Akira gave us a mini-lesson on pronunciation of the 'r' in Akira: somewhere between an 'l' and 'r'.
Matthew the Mat
Minecraft Mala
Amazing Awesome Alex
Artistic Audrey
Unique Eunice
Jason the Jello
Justin the Jaguar
Jolly Jade
Anthony the Avenger
Tyler the Turtle
Athletic Adelina (many students had trouble with Adelina's name. But we practiced and got it right.)
Sophia the Snake
Andrew the Astronaut
Kickin' it Kayanne
Canoeing Christina
Chevelle the Cat
Messed up Mitchell
Eric the Excellent
Island Isabella
Near the beginning of the game, Anthony the Avenger asks to use the restroom. He adds, "I have the slips," which confuses many. He and Justin go, with Claudia escorting. Ted pauses the game and explains that he arrived Saturday from Japan and is tired. He sits on a desk which nearly falls over. He says he won't do this again, but he proceeds to do this three more times.
10:35: Game ends. Jade names all the students. Eunice and Andrew beg to name everyone but are denied.
10:40: We write morning pages (nine minutes). Absolute freedom of choice is written. Ted promises that what is written in the composition book is private. Island Isabella shares a hotel memoir and receives snaps from the group.
10:55-11:07: Break in the lobby. Roman Robles puts in $1 to buy vanilla cream cookie sandwiches, which are labeled as $0.75 but actually cost $1.75. Robles asks for his money back but the machine displays this message: "No change returned until after purchase." Ted is notified and takes a picture (below). Ted alerts other staff. No promise of money back is given. Robles bought mints for $0.75 but still received no change.
11:20 Ted introduces the wiki and asks kids to have parents sign and bring back.
11:30 Ted introduces Echo Poetry via George Ella Lyon's "Where I'm From." Ted shares a line of the poem and students are asked to "echo" it with a line that is true for themselves. We run out of time after 8 lines. The poem will be completed Tuesday.
12:23 Done! Claudia takes the students in reading camp and Ted takes the rest out. Christina's mom thought that the camp ended at 1PM, as she was waiting in the car, but she quickly arrived and picked up Christina at 12:46.
Others: At one point Ted couldn't find his clipboard. It was found by Nicholas on top of the rolled map. Ted seems confused about this.
Monday 7/7/14
8:45: Several students are already in the rear courtyard when Ted arrives.
9:01: We're all here and we head up in two groups: Ted goes with the first group, Claudia with the second. Students choose their own seats. Only Jade chooses a front seat.
9:11 After introductions, Ted asks about alliteration. Artistic Audrey volunteers a definition. Ted tweeks it to be: "Repeated consonant sounds esp. @ beginning of words." Students help give the examples of "Bobby Bee" and "Basketball Bobby." Students must create alliterative words for their name. Someone asks about words that start with vowels. Ted says there's a word for that too, though he seems embarrassed to name it: assonance.
9:25 The following three students created the most alliterative words with their name:
Jade with 18
Tyler with 19
Chevelle with 21 (a challenge was made that perhaps not all her words had alliteration. Chevelle quickly looked over her words to see.)
Japanese treats were promised to the "winner."
9:35 The name game! Students chose their alliterative nickname.
(in the order of the class roster, which Claudia compiled, not the order of the game)
Ted the Traveler
Claudia the Cloud
Roman Robles
The Nobel Naolin
Nickel Nicholas
Victorious Victoria
Akita Akira (Akira gave us a mini-lesson on pronunciation of the 'r' in Akira: somewhere between an 'l' and 'r'.
Matthew the Mat
Minecraft Mala
Amazing Awesome Alex
Artistic Audrey
Unique Eunice
Jason the Jello
Justin the Jaguar
Jolly Jade
Anthony the Avenger
Tyler the Turtle
Athletic Adelina (many students had trouble with Adelina's name. But we practiced and got it right.)
Sophia the Snake
Andrew the Astronaut
Kickin' it Kayanne
Canoeing Christina
Chevelle the Cat
Messed up Mitchell
Eric the Excellent
Island Isabella
Near the beginning of the game, Anthony the Avenger asks to use the restroom. He adds, "I have the slips," which confuses many. He and Justin go, with Claudia escorting. Ted pauses the game and explains that he arrived Saturday from Japan and is tired. He sits on a desk which nearly falls over. He says he won't do this again, but he proceeds to do this three more times.
10:35: Game ends. Jade names all the students. Eunice and Andrew beg to name everyone but are denied.
10:40: We write morning pages (nine minutes). Absolute freedom of choice is written. Ted promises that what is written in the composition book is private. Island Isabella shares a hotel memoir and receives snaps from the group.
10:55-11:07: Break in the lobby. Roman Robles puts in $1 to buy vanilla cream cookie sandwiches, which are labeled as $0.75 but actually cost $1.75. Robles asks for his money back but the machine displays this message: "No change returned until after purchase." Ted is notified and takes a picture (below). Ted alerts other staff. No promise of money back is given. Robles bought mints for $0.75 but still received no change.
11:20 Ted introduces the wiki and asks kids to have parents sign and bring back.
11:30 Ted introduces Echo Poetry via George Ella Lyon's "Where I'm From." Ted shares a line of the poem and students are asked to "echo" it with a line that is true for themselves. We run out of time after 8 lines. The poem will be completed Tuesday.
12:23 Done! Claudia takes the students in reading camp and Ted takes the rest out. Christina's mom thought that the camp ended at 1PM, as she was waiting in the car, but she quickly arrived and picked up Christina at 12:46.
Others: At one point Ted couldn't find his clipboard. It was found by Nicholas on top of the rolled map. Ted seems confused about this.